This grant will position Michigan’s participation in the multi-state crisis continuum co-op to amplify efforts in creating a “systems approach” to developing a continuum of crisis care. Wayne State University’s CBHJ will work as Michigan’s nongovernmental organization...
In the 2020 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles cohort, the Health Fund awarded a pilot grant to the Food BankCouncil of Michigan in which patients of Grace Health Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) were offered a free, bi-weekly grocery box and one-on-one...
This program supports Pontiac residents by addressing the environmental conditions that impact active lifestyles through partnerships and capacity building for local organizations. OU will first address the most immediate needs for youth recreation, such as program...
The Michigan Active Communities (MIAC) project aims to convene and prepare a multidisciplinary team across Michigan to pursue policy, system, and environmental (PSE) supports to increase access to physical activity opportunities. In building capacity at the local...
The lack of pedestrian supportive infrastructure has led to an overwhelming majority of residents to noteFlint’s streets as a major concern associated with barriers to physical activity and limited access to healthy foods. This proposal seeks to refocus these...
Birth Detroit will hire a public relations consultant to help with strategy, dissemination, media buys, campaign placement, and design direction. The vision for success for this project includes increased public awareness about what community-based birth and midwifery...
Local food councils shape healthy food policy initiatives that create lasting, systemic change. This project builds on a previous project to build capacity among local food council leaders and statewide food and health network leaders through customized, needs-based...
This planning project will set the framework to increase access to healthy, high-quality food in the Upper Peninsula. The project will examine infrastructure improvements; determine the feasibility of an aggregation, distribution, and light food processing facility...
Built off the resident-based model incorporated within their COVID-19 Rapid Response racial disparity work, Residents in Action (RiA) intends to address the root causes of food insecurity among Black children in Jackson. Through a deep level of civic engagement, this...
